{"id":22966,"date":"2020-04-29T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/is-it-best-to-use-guided-meditation-or-do-it-by-yourself\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:26:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:26:34","slug":"is-it-best-to-use-guided-meditation-or-do-it-by-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/is-it-best-to-use-guided-meditation-or-do-it-by-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it best to use guided meditation or do it by yourself?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Fel Cio E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I think I prefer guided so I stay on track. I loose accountability and often drift off into chaotic thoughts if I don\u2019t have a guide.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3382045444\"><div id=\"thefa-1859253294\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Your new life awaits<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Lina P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">For me, guided meditation works best, but I would imagine this is different for different people. I would try both and see what you like!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Alexandra N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I think the best for me, as a beginner, is to use guided meditation. However, it has to be a meditation style and guide that suits you. For example, I haven&#39;t find a guided meditation that suits me on this app, yet at least, but I love the guided meditations on the Headspace app.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Stephania P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It is better a guided meditation because sometimes you tend to forget you\u2019re meditating and aimlessly start thinking about mundane stuff. So it is better to have someone there to pull you back in and guide you through it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Mari T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Guided meditation seems to work well to start off. Having that guidance when mind starts to wonder to focus attention back to breathing is great.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sofia O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You could try different guided meditations to learn different things (breathing, body scans, mindfulness) and then start doing it yourself when you start getting the idea what feels good. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve been doing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">William W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Both are greatly beneficial, but I feel that meditation on your own really is the best way to become grounded in any space, at any time, without aid.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fel Cio E. I think I prefer guided so I stay on track. I loose accountability and often drift off into chaotic thoughts if I don\u2019t have a guide. Lina P. 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